Just to make sure we are all on the same page, operational technology or OT is like Internet of things (like your Siri) but for your local power plant or water supply. No, it doesn’t play rock music, but it automates a lot of manual processes that make these plants run safely and, in some […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UK security officials warned that Russian military intelligence has been (as in actually occurring now) compromising vulnerable home Internet routers to hijack web traffic and spy on home users. They say this is a broad and ongoing cyberespionage campaign. Why? Because home and small business users do not have the expertise and so they are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Let me give you a hint. It is not what you might expect. It is not social engineering. It is not hackers breaking into your network. In fact, it is not any of the “usual suspects”. It is about whether you can TRUST the data you are looking at. In one sense, it is about […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It is old news (as in 3 days old) that Anthropic, maker of Claude, accidentally included hundreds of thousands of source code when they included an internal file in a public release. That file was only meant for internal use. That, by itself, is embarrassing but not catastrophic. It certainly helps hackers look for bugs, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The FCC recently issued an order banning NEW foreign made routers from getting FCC approval to be sold unless someone certifies them as safe. There are no rules as to what would be required to determine that a router is safe. For example, would contributing a million dollars to a politician’s campaign make a router […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A China-linked state-sponsored threat actor has deployed kernel implants and passive backdoors deep within telecommunication backbone infrastructure worldwide for long-term persistence, Rapid7 reports. These stealthy “sleeper cells” have not been positively attributed but Rapid 7 says that they are Chinese. The “implants” are designed to be both persistent and discreet, meaning they are designed for […]
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